Official Thread: Ohio State Class of 2009 [Archive]

logos

12-16-2004, 07:08 PM

Im almost absolutely going to OSU next year. It was one of three schools that I applied to, and the only one that wasnt an insane reach for me. So I suppose the only way I won't go is if I decide to (and can convince OSU to allow) defer a year. After the interview, and meeting just a few of the physicians, i'm really excited. It seemed like both the professors and students are very laid back. I currently go to OSU, and I had no idea that I would be so impressed with the medical school.

You should be able to get OSU and OSU medicine stuff pretty much anywhere here around campus. I like buckeye books, but college town, sbx, longs (i hate longs now...they screwed me over once), The University Main Bookstore, The University Health Sciences bookstore, and maybe even UBX should have it. Most of these are on High Street.

The only thing I have so far is a car sticker that one of my grandparents got me after I was accepted.

For those of you not already here: I think Columbus is great. Its a rapidly growing city, and thus has some very nice features. OSU seems to be constantly improving, including spending huge $$$ on medicine and medical research. They just built a new heart hospital and three new huge parking garages. They are building a new biomedical research tower and doing some sort of remodeling of the hospital. (Other less relevant construction around campus includes a new Mech. Engineering building, new architecture building, a physics research building, renovation of the Oval...which is a huge grass area for students...the heart of the campus...the library renovation starts soon....oh yeah...and two pretty cool sounding new rec facilities...)

The (relatively) new president is huge on construction and research. Sometimes it seems like we go to school in a construction zone...

Well, that was longer than I expected....i'll see some of next year!

Cameron

TripleDegree

12-17-2004, 12:59 PM

logos

01-15-2005, 10:04 AM

Just thought i'd bump this.

I'll also point out that there is a new (as far as i can tell) video on the OSU med website. Actually there are a ton of other videos available too.

www.medicine.osu.edu

premedgeek

01-15-2005, 10:13 AM

I will be attending OSU as well. :)

UCLAstudent

01-15-2005, 11:29 AM

I'm still leaning toward OSU! I think I would pick it over MCW or Jefferson. :) But, a lot remains to be determined.

superdevil

01-15-2005, 12:34 PM

I'm still leaning toward OSU! I think I would pick it over MCW or Jefferson. :) But, a lot remains to be determined.
cool--we may be classmates, someday! :D but worry not, for a UC acceptance is comin' your way...

TripleDegree

01-28-2005, 12:58 PM

On my historic 500th post, GO OSU!!

redrocks

02-17-2005, 10:15 AM

Is anyone else going to the second look day on April 2? I am excited to learn more about the hospitals and rotations.

UCLAstudent

02-17-2005, 10:43 AM

cool--we may be classmates, someday! :D but worry not, for a UC acceptance is comin' your way...

I guess we won't be classmates anymore, eh? :( ;)

redrocks

02-17-2005, 11:08 AM

I guess we won't be classmates anymore, eh? :( ;)Yeah, you got your wish, and super D is probably going to Yale or WashU. Congrats! :thumbup:

DrThom

02-17-2005, 03:10 PM

Is anyone else going to the second look day on April 2? I am excited to learn more about the hospitals and rotations.

I will be at second look day...it might be the turning point in my choosing a medical school...

Jadie515

02-22-2005, 10:58 AM

I was accepted back in November, my very first interview and acceptance. I'm not sure if I'll be coming (still have 2 more interviews to go - U of Minn & Jefferson). I'm going with my fiancee who will be phd mechanical engineering so we need the money to come in for him to go for free and he isn't guaranteed funding at OSU yet. But we both really liked it, so it is a really good possibility that I'll be there. They were the only ones with a cool gift (bag and water bottle) so that really sold them to me. Just kidding - I loved the clinical skills lab.

superdevil

02-22-2005, 11:09 AM

i'd love to go, but osu's 2nd look day conflicts with case's 2nd look, and case's wins out because theirs is more posh. ;)

but i'm still revisiting ohio state. guess i'll just have to do it on my own time, though.

maybe i'll see you guys there in august... :cool:

notjvarma

03-06-2005, 10:14 AM

Hey folks. Congratulations on your acceptance and whatnot.

Perhaps you'll find this site helpful:

http://studentcouncil.med.ohio-state.edu/

GO BUCKS!

redrocks

03-06-2005, 05:10 PM

Hey folks. Congratulations on your acceptance and whatnot.

Perhaps you'll find this site helpful:

http://studentcouncil.med.ohio-state.edu/

GO BUCKS!
Thanks for the link! I'll look it over.

logos

03-08-2005, 04:40 PM

Did any of you that emailed to RSVP for the second look day get a confirmation email back?

I decided to go afterall, and on the last day to RSVP, sent the email, but havent heard a word from them.

DrThom

03-08-2005, 07:34 PM

Did any of you that emailed to RSVP for the second look day get a confirmation email back?

I decided to go afterall, and on the last day to RSVP, sent the email, but havent heard a word from them.

I just emailed them today to double check my RSVP, got a quick response too...

That's the way to go.

TripleDegree

03-08-2005, 09:42 PM

logos

03-08-2005, 09:58 PM

Nope, havent heard a word from them except the two emails for the second look day. One to announce it, and one as a "last call" sort of thing. I guess thats part of the reason I want to go to the second look, even though I know i'm going to attend.

I suspect they are saving themselves some work by waiting until they have a better idea of who is actually coming. You can hold multiple acceptances for awhile still i think.

logos

03-08-2005, 09:59 PM

I just emailed them today to double check my RSVP, got a quick response too...

That's the way to go.

Yeah, I guess thats what I should do. I'll shoot them a quick email tonight.

logos

03-09-2005, 06:51 AM

Ok...they got back to me this morning, they recieved it. Its kinda strange that they dont send somesort of confirmation, seems like most people do that when you're working through email.

eriol

03-09-2005, 09:18 AM

Ok...they got back to me this morning, they recieved it. Its kinda strange that they dont send somesort of confirmation, seems like most people do that when you're working through email.

Hey all, I'm an OH resident, I'll be at the 2nd look day as well. I'm passing on the Case 2nd look day even though I live here in Cleveland :rolleyes: In fact, that's probably why I'm passing on it. After 23 years of living here, I need to be someplace else. Case was alright when I interviewed there, but I was very not excited by the mandatory 4th year research thesis... OSU is tied for my second choice right now with a private school, so the money could be the dealbreaker. I'm gonna wait to see if I get off the waitlist at my top choice though :)

Question: Is anyone bringing a guest with them to the 2nd look day (A parent, close friend, etc)? I heard somewhere that was kosher as long as you let them know ahead of time.

redrocks

03-09-2005, 11:18 AM

Question: Is anyone bringing a guest with them to the 2nd look day (A parent, close friend, etc)? I heard somewhere that was kosher as long as you let them know ahead of time.
It's nice to hear that a few other people are going to 2nd look. I am taking my wife, and it is fine with them. Just make sure to tell them beforehand. It will be great meeting some of the possible future classmates!:thumbup:

Emergency!

03-09-2005, 04:19 PM

anyone get any correspondence from OSU regarding financial aid, merit scholarships, FAFSA or anything like that? I haven't heard a word, and was just wondering if I'd missed an email or something

Ohio State told my group during the interview that the FAFSA filing deadline for them was March 1st. They strongly encouraged us to get it filed by then, even if we had to estimate it and even though we didn't know if we would get accepted or not. If you didn't have the FAFSA filed by Mar 1, you have pretty much no shot at getting any need based aid. I don't know about merit scholarships. You may want to call them and ask to speak to the med school's financial aid office.

Unfortunately for me, I got deferred. I sent in the letter indicating I wished to remain in the alternate pool, although I got the impression from the "deferred" page that they could still reject me in the future. I guess I will end up living away from my husband in Toledo or Cinci for the next for years. :(

TripleDegree

03-09-2005, 07:42 PM

Ohio State told my group during the interview that the FAFSA filing deadline for them was March 1st. They strongly encouraged us to get it filed by then, even if we had to estimate it and even though we didn't know if we would get accepted or not. If you didn't have the FAFSA filed by Mar 1, you have pretty much no shot at getting any need based aid. I don't know about merit scholarships. You may want to call them and ask to speak to the med school's financial aid office.

Unfortunately for me, I got deferred. I sent in the letter indicating I wished to remain in the alternate pool, although I got the impression from the "deferred" page that they could still reject me in the future. I guess I will end up living away from my husband in Toledo or Cinci for the next for years. :(

that sux - coz I didn't know about this deadline. Did anyone else know about this? I don't recall them giving me a FAFSA form at the interview.

Is there an online place you can go and fill in the form?

Amy, I'm rooting for you, hopefully we will be classmates! You sound like a nice study partner.

logos

03-09-2005, 08:52 PM

The FAFSA is online only now I think.

I havent filled it out yet. As I understand it, the March deadline is for consideration for need based aid, for which there is little chance i would qualify anyway. I am going to try and get it filled out reasonably soon though.

Emergency!

03-10-2005, 01:47 PM

that sux - coz I didn't know about this deadline. Did anyone else know about this? I don't recall them giving me a FAFSA form at the interview.

They didn't give us paper and pencil FAFSAs, but I always do mine online anyways. The online is much easier and much faster. I did an estimated one, since I haven't done my taxes yet and will update it when I get them done. My SAR was ready in about two days. Schools generally download the online FAFSAs once or twice a week.

During the financial aid portion of the day, they referred to pages 6 and 7 of the "A Closer Look at the Ohio State Experience" booklet. It says "Submit your applications by the OSU priority processing deadline date of March 1 . I think that they did say it was primarily for need based aid (the deadline), but you might want to do the FAFSA asap and/or give the financial aid office a call at 614-292-8771 or email at medfinaid@osu.edu. I know I wasn't paying all that much attention to the FA part, as I was thinking about the interview and etc, but the March 1 got everyone's attention since it was five days away at the time of the interview.

Is there an online place you can go and fill in the form?
www.fafsa.ed.gov/ You will have to request a pin first - it will take about 3 days to get your pin, and then you can go online and fill out your form.

Amy, I'm rooting for you, hopefully we will be classmates! You sound like a nice study partner.
Thanks - I really would like to go to Ohio State, but at least I have four other acceptances. I know I will be going somewhere!

notjvarma

03-10-2005, 05:13 PM

I didn't get my FAFSA in by March 1 when I applied to OSU, but I did during my second year. It made a $2000 difference for me and I've gotten it in on time every since. Thankfully, I've submitted my last FAFSA (hopefully ever) a couple of weeks ago.

ravi

03-10-2005, 07:49 PM

that sux - coz I didn't know about this deadline. Did anyone else know about this? I don't recall them giving me a FAFSA form at the interview.

Is there an online place you can go and fill in the form?

Amy, I'm rooting for you, hopefully we will be classmates! You sound like a nice study partner.

So, you didn't fill fafsa at all? I think it is a good idea to get in touch with the financial aid people at the college asap.

ravi

03-10-2005, 07:52 PM

Jamaican MD

03-24-2005, 05:37 AM

bump

reddyroo

04-05-2005, 07:01 PM

Couple of questions for my possible future classmates...

Have any of you received your financial aid award packet from OSU yet? I submitted my FAFSA in Feb and haven't seen anything from OSU yet, but I've received the materials from all of my other schools.

Any recommendations for places to live in Columbus? Any neighborhoods or apartment complexes that are nice? Do you plan to live on or off campus? My fiance will be working downtown and we were trying to figure out the best place to live...any suggestions??

Thanks

TripleDegree

04-05-2005, 07:25 PM

DrThom

04-05-2005, 09:52 PM

They told us at second look that they should have those out in a couple weeks.

As far as housing go, look for the thread for the entering class of 2007. They had a bunch of discusiion about housing (although many of them ended up at the Meridien, which is a more upscale complex that is pretty close to campus.)

sandg

04-06-2005, 06:23 AM

Any recommendations for places to live in Columbus? Any neighborhoods or apartment complexes that are nice? Do you plan to live on or off campus? My fiance will be working downtown and we were trying to figure out the best place to live...any suggestions??

Thanks

I don't know what is contained in the 2007 thread Dr. Thom mentions, but I will try to give your a broad overview of the housing landscape. Further, I will assume you and your fiance are looking for a nice, quiet place to live. If that's true, you will want to avoid the areas immediately north, south, and east of the campus. These areas are filled with undergrads and controlled by less than stellar landlords.
Further south of campus and between downtown is Victorian Village. Some of the huge older houses there are probably out of reach as a student, but I often see ads for renting there with quite reasonable prices. Also close to campus is Grandview, a very nice neigborhood. From these neighborhoods, you could possibly walk or ride a bike to school.
The "suburbs" are also a good option. Across the river to the west is Upper Arlington, and a bit further away are Hillard and Dublin. These areas would involve a commute for both you and your fiance. I am not sure about types of housing or prices in depth, but to give you an idea a friend just bought a brand new condo in Dublin in his first year out of college as an engineer. Also, if kids are in the near future the UA, Hillard, and Dublin school systems are all supposed to be very good.
Well. that's just one person's opinion...hopefully someone else and/or the 2007 thread can help too.

logos

04-06-2005, 07:44 AM

I don't know what is contained in the 2007 thread Dr. Thom mentions, but I will try to give your a broad overview of the housing landscape. Further, I will assume you and your fiance are looking for a nice, quiet place to live. If that's true, you will want to avoid the areas immediately north, south, and east of the campus. These areas are filled with undergrads and controlled by less than stellar landlords.
Further south of campus and between downtown is Victorian Village. Some of the huge older houses there are probably out of reach as a student, but I often see ads for renting there with quite reasonable prices. Also close to campus is Grandview, a very nice neigborhood. From these neighborhoods, you could possibly walk or ride a bike to school.
The "suburbs" are also a good option. Across the river to the west is Upper Arlington, and a bit further away are Hillard and Dublin. These areas would involve a commute for both you and your fiance. I am not sure about types of housing or prices in depth, but to give you an idea a friend just bought a brand new condo in Dublin in his first year out of college as an engineer. Also, if kids are in the near future the UA, Hillard, and Dublin school systems are all supposed to be very good.
Well. that's just one person's opinion...hopefully someone else and/or the 2007 thread can help too.

That sounds like pretty good advice to me. If anyone here does decide to live around campus, the thing to remember is this: The city gets worse as you move away from campus to the east. The first few blocks to the east are fine (all students), but after that it gets really bad. The same used to be true to the south until you hit victorian villiage, but is less and less so.

Another possibility are condo and apartment complexes on Ackerman, Bethel, and Henderson. These are the three exits on 315N of lane. Nice area, but also only ~15min drive.

I currently live at University Villiage. Its a rather large appartment complex consisting of many individual buildings with ~6 apartments each. Its a little ways from campus (~1mi from lane, the N end of campus), but the aparment complex has 3 or 4 brand new busses that go back and forth to campus all day. I cant complain about it, its quiet, mostly grad students, the place is very old, but well maintained, and very cheap.

The Meridian on King is really nice (at least from the tour), but I found the rent to be rediculously high. Its in a kinda strange location in so far as one could walk, but it would be a hell of long walk in the winter.

Llenroc

04-06-2005, 07:58 AM

If you don't live within in walking distance of OSU, your best bets are to look to the North and West. The reason for this is that if you live within a few miles of an exit to the Ohio-315 expressway, it is very easy to get to OSU, which has multiple exits off 315. Also if you are commuting to class, it doesn't make much difference if you live 5 miles away or 12 miles away, because walking from your car to class or taking bus from the commuter lot will add 5 or 10 minutes to your commute each way.

Bethel road has a lot of apartments. Also many people live in townhouses on Henderson road. Many people also live in suburbs like Dublin and Hilliard.

reddyroo

04-06-2005, 11:04 AM

Wow everyone...this is great advice. Thank you. My fiance is going to fly to Columbus this month for a job interview and look at places to live. This gives us some great ideas of where to start!

TripleDegree

04-06-2005, 12:38 PM

liverotcod

04-06-2005, 12:41 PM

*bump - thoughts please.
Turn it in. Now. Individual schools vary on their deadline to receive the FAFSA, and some are as early as March 1.

redrocks

04-06-2005, 01:30 PM

*bump - thoughts please.
Schools never "run out" of Stafford loan money of either type, so that definitely isn't the question. The only real problem may be if the school can't finish processing your loan by the pick up date, which is usually a couple of days before class (of course promissory notes and other things come before then). I'm still of the mindset that you get it in as early as possible though. Now is MUCH better then worrying later.

wxl31

04-06-2005, 01:53 PM

i still hven't turned in my fafsa yet. i am not expecting any subsidized stafford loans, neither school funding. all i need is the unsubsidized stafford funding. for this, i guess as long as i get the fafsa in by april 15th, i'll be ok.

hope my reasoning isn't wrong.....?

Uh, do you realize that you're considered independent now b/c you're considered a graduate student. That guarantees you 8500 in SUBSIDIZED loans. Then you're allowed up to ~30k in unsubsidized stafford loans. As for school funding, your "need" is determined by school budget minus parental efc minus your efc. don't know what your situation is but i'd get that fafsa in. don't most schools process your app in the order they receive it? you don't want to be in the situation of all of the school funding is gone.

reddyroo

04-06-2005, 05:58 PM

*bump - thoughts please.

The sooner the better...you just never know what type of funding there might or might not be. I've always been told to turn it in as soon as possible!

premedgeek

04-11-2005, 12:09 PM

Just received my financial package. No free money for me. :o

DrThom

04-11-2005, 12:12 PM

premedgeek

04-11-2005, 12:20 PM

I also received my financial aid package!

I did get some scholarshop money (YAY!)

But I also the max of stafford loans and I am still 12 grand short of my projected budget (damn out of state tuition)...

So, we shall see...

Congratulations!!! Just wondering, how much scholarship money(need or merit?) they are giving out?

superdevil

04-11-2005, 05:46 PM

i got osu's financial aid package too--and it sucked. my "scholarship" is anemic and i didn't receive any grants (not that i even know if they have grants, but still).

dammit, dammit, damn it to hell, dammit.

DrThom

04-11-2005, 07:45 PM

Congratulations!!! Just wondering, how much scholarship money(need or merit?) they are giving out?

I got 6 grand a year...

I guess that's good cause I wasnt expecting awhole lot.

logos

04-11-2005, 08:01 PM

I got the trustees scholarship....250 bucks a quarter...at least according to my parents who read the letter. Its the same scholarship i get now at osu for undergrad, although less $$ i think. My understanding is that a major portion of the (merit) scholarship money is given out after school has begun, based on performance and what not.

Jadie515

04-18-2005, 09:27 AM

DrThom

04-18-2005, 12:53 PM

Has anyone started looking for a place to live? I'm not sure of the good places that are inexpensive and I don't want to end up in an undergrad neigborhood surrounded by frats. Any suggestions, let me know.

Yes, I am wondering this as well...

Also, since we are suppose to live with a roommate according to our budget, are they gonna have a roommate database or should I start asking people here on SDN...

logos

04-18-2005, 01:23 PM

Has anyone started looking for a place to live? I'm not sure of the good places that are inexpensive and I don't want to end up in an undergrad neigborhood surrounded by frats. Any suggestions, let me know.

All of the frats are pretty much confined to the area directly east of High Street and between ~12th and 15th or so. But the whole first two blocks E of high st. spanning the entire length of campus are pretty much undergrads.

Another nice area some may want to consider is Granville. Its south-west of campus and is mostly young professionals/older students. You just take King Ave (the very southmost part of campus....some would even say a street or two S of campus) to the West. Could even be close enough to walk or ride a bike in good weather.

Many of the areas around campus are areas that used to be not so great, like the short north, victorian villiage, clintonville) that have been fixed up since the ~1970s.

deaftoan

04-18-2005, 01:24 PM

Yes, I am wondering this as well...

Also, since we are suppose to live with a roommate according to our budget, are they gonna have a roommate database or should I start asking people here on SDN...

I think around late may or so, OSU sends out a housing questionaire. You can then see a list of all med students (not just M1s) who either need a roommate or have an available room available. I feel like alot of my classmates are in their current living situation due to this database... and for the most part, they're living with the same people next year.

DrThom

04-20-2005, 02:05 PM

Just for the hell of it,

BUMP

TripleDegree

04-22-2005, 03:09 PM

Here's a bump for what I consider:

- The coolest med school
- The one with the best lookin Ohio babes :D
- The most progressive school

logos

04-22-2005, 06:36 PM

Here's a bump for what I consider:

- The coolest med school
- The one with the best lookin Ohio babes :D
- The most progressive school

Can't argue with that.

Smack

04-26-2005, 08:58 AM

Here's a bump for what I consider:

- The coolest med school
- The one with the best lookin Ohio babes :D
- The most progressive school

word :thumbup:

sandg

04-26-2005, 03:40 PM

- The most progressive school

Why do you say that? (An honest question...not trying to be stand-offish.)

TripleDegree

04-26-2005, 05:42 PM

Why do you say that? (An honest question...not trying to be stand-offish.)

Hard to say - but I got the feeling that the school seemed young-at-heart, and ambitious, with a strong expressed desire to crack the Top 25. Also - they're the pioneer with their ISP program, and if you see that video thingy they have on their web site, you're left with a good warm and fuzzy that you're not going to grow the cobwebs in your brain.

TripleDegree

04-28-2005, 11:16 PM

premedgeek

04-28-2005, 11:22 PM

Come on OSU MD's-to-be - where are you???? wake up and start contributing. Its my personal mission not to let this thread sink below page 2, and I hope u'll help me with this endeavor!

OK here's a serious question. Anybody decided between ISP and IP? I am leaning towards ISP - the concept of sleeping inlate during the day to catch a late night game or so, and then starting to study at my own schedule is immensely appealing. however, i need to talk to some current students. Anyone know how I can find such individuals?

Are you getting excited? I sure am. Its approaching fast!

Yeah, I was wondering about ISP vs IP too. However, I am learning more toward IP. I mean most lectures are optional and videotaped, so you don't really have to go to lectures. I was thinknig that you can easily turn IP into ISP, and still get benefit of lectures if you need to.

Input from current OSU student would be much appreciated :)

BTW, when do we have to choose?

deaftoan

04-29-2005, 12:05 AM

Yeah, I was wondering about ISP vs IP too. However, I am learning more toward IP. I mean most lectures are optional and videotaped, so you don't really have to go to lectures. I was thinknig that you can easily turn IP into ISP, and still get benefit of lectures if you need to.

Input from current OSU student would be much appreciated :)

BTW, when do we have to choose?

i'm ISP and would be more than happy to answer any questions.

i don't know where you heard about videotaped lectures for IP. unless it's a new thing for next year, it's not currently going on. but yeah...alot of people are 'pseudo-ISP'... don't really go to class that often. i've heard class is pretty helpful though.

you have until the end of anatomy/embryology to choose, which gives you 12 weeks.

redrocks

04-29-2005, 07:01 AM

TripleDegree

04-29-2005, 08:57 AM

i'm ISP and would be more than happy to answer any questions.

i don't know where you heard about videotaped lectures for IP. unless it's a new thing for next year, it's not currently going on. but yeah...alot of people are 'pseudo-ISP'... don't really go to class that often. i've heard class is pretty helpful though.

you have until the end of anatomy/embryology to choose, which gives you 12 weeks.

Hey thanks for helping out here.

I was wondering - for the first 12 weeks, what are the attendance requirements? How often is lab, and lecture? what are the general timings? Do folks generally stay later, or come in over the weekends and stuff?

Also with ISP, is it possible to work a part time job in the mornings and do the studying in the rest of the day?

I'm excited that you're on this thread!

deaftoan

04-29-2005, 01:26 PM

Hey thanks for helping out here.

I was wondering - for the first 12 weeks, what are the attendance requirements? How often is lab, and lecture? what are the general timings? Do folks generally stay later, or come in over the weekends and stuff?

Also with ISP, is it possible to work a part time job in the mornings and do the studying in the rest of the day?

I'm excited that you're on this thread!

Why did I choose ISP? hmm.. When I first came I was 100% sure I was going to do IP, and then as I started talking to more and more m2s, ISP started sounding better and better. I think some of the major reasons are:
-I'm from california, and it was easy to go home often, or spend an extra week or so for thanksgiving or winter break.
-I hate lecture, never went to lecture in college, and always studied everything on my own from the textbook anyways. it makes a huge difference in my day to wake up at 10 am (or um, 2 pm) rather than 8 am.
-I prefer studying normal, then abnormal, rather than an integrated cirriculum.
-IP sees pharm once....the cardio drugs with the cardio module, the renal drugs with the renal module, etc. We have a module where we just do all the pharm at once, and then we go over all the drugs again once we do cardio path, renal path, etc. m2 ISPers also say that they review normal phys before they start each of the abnormal modules. all of this required review is appealing to me. makes it seem like board studying will be a little easier. ISPers have a higher board score average, but this could also be due to the fact that more of the gunners might be in ISP rather than IP.
-i like the fact that i have my own cubicle...a place on campus where i can lock up my books and laptop (also food, drinks, magazines, a frisbee, pillow, etc...), and i like how we have our own 24/7 private library (IPers use the normal health science library which closes at midnight). but don't let that scare any of you IPers... the med building is open all hours, and IPers who study late just use one of the many classrooms that we use for small group...
-the fact that i can push my test back a day or two if i feel like i don't understand the material well enough.
-makes it easy to do research or other stuff during the morning when IPers have class.
-the potential of finishing year 2 early and either taking the boards earlier or having more time to study for them.

my study schedule? i guess i'm one of the slackers... after each test, i take about a week or two off and spend way too much time socializing and doing other non-study stuff...then i spend about 10-14 days studying about 8-10 hrs a day. if you're a good studier who doesn't goof off too much, i think it's entirely possible to spend 4-6 hrs a day studying and be entirely on top of everything. people who stick to a strict schedule of studying for a good deal of hours every single weekday have said they have spent almost no nights or weekends doing school work.

for the first 12 weeks, i would seriously consider going to anatomy class. the anatomy tests are pretty easy compared to the ones after, and many of the answers are pretty much just given away in class. however it's not mandatory...you get the lecture notes and lecture slides. i never went to embryology and did just fine, same with biostatistics and epidemiology. those are all kind of 'joke' classes...the ones you study for the day or two before the test. you'll have lecture everyday starting at 8:30 am, and lab 3x/week (4x/week for head & neck), but will rarely get out after noon or 1 pm. lab time was more than enough for me, and i usually came in once a week, like sunday night, to review structures, especially the last 6 weeks. some people didn't even go to lab and just studied rohen's atlas (atlas w/ real pictures) and did fine. but lab's a great experience and a great way to start meeting the huge number of people in our class.

i think it is entirely, entirely possible to have a PT job. there's some guy who has some wierd oncall job where he works like 40-60 hrs some weeks, and 0 hrs other weeks. so some weeks he's just working and doesn't touch his books, and then studies on the off-call weeks. i could probably have time to work a FT job if i was disciplined enough. i work about 10 hrs/wk now as an undergrad anatomy TA (something IPers can't do due to their class schedule) and it doesn't put a dent in my schedule at all. a few people work at kaplan.

i'm more than happy to answer any other questions, but don't stress about IP/ISP too much right now. all of your anatomy student TAs will be ISP and will give you lots of info as you become more familiar with the cirriculum. and you guys will make friends with alot of us M2s, especially during orientation and first week, where we'll be following you around and helping you out like crazy.

deaftoan

04-29-2005, 01:34 PM

logos

05-01-2005, 07:01 AM

No so exciting, but I thought i'd BUMP this and tell you about the OSU parking situation, since i'm still finishing my ugrad here.

Ok, here is parking at OSU as I see it. There are three major types of passes
A - faculty
B - staff and some graduate students (not med students)
C - junior rank and above <----we ca get this for ~$180
There are also a number of cheaper passes for the lots on the outskirts of campus where you have to ride the bus in..this is the cheapest option.
There is also a garage pass buts its insanely expensve (~500).

So those are the main passes, a higher one can always park in the lower passes spaces. There is a large dirt lot just to the west of the medical center, this is where I currently park and plan on parking next year with my C pass. The lot tends to fill up by ~10am but empties a little around lunch. If we start at 8:30 am as I understand we will, there should be pleanty of spaces.

The other main option would be to park in a distant lot and ride the bus in. Unfortunately, they are closing down the most convenient of the two remote lots, the buckeye lot, which has a bus direct to the med center every ~8 min all day long (6a-12p). So next year the only option is to park in the west campus lots and ride the south loop in. The north loop back to your car. Not as convenient as the medcenter express was, but it will still be there about every 10min.

Yeah...so thats about it...not to exciting...parking is not a huge problem here...

reddyroo

05-03-2005, 10:25 PM

logos

05-04-2005, 12:16 AM

Do you know if the bus #5 makes fairly routine stops to campus? I was in Columbus a few weekends ago doing some apartment hunting and found a place I liked on the #5 bus line.

From what I can tell the closest it gets is 5th and high. However, I am terrible with the busees, hence I drive everywhere. Thats a pretty good walk to campus from there. 5th is two blocks south of King. I hope i'm looking at the right route...you can look at the route yourself at www.cota.com.

The streets are numbered from downtown north. So 1st would be in downtown. Campus is between 10th and a little beyond 18th (Lane ave is the north boundry). The medical center is essentially on 12th.

sandg

05-13-2005, 07:01 AM

Well, it took me awhile to decide, but I will be at OSU in the fall. For those of you who know for sure, perhaps you could add your names to the "Official Matriculation" thread stuck at the top of the board. That way we could get an official list together and start to get to know one another if anyone is interested. Looking forward to meeting all of you in August.

reddyroo

05-16-2005, 04:53 PM

For others of you who will be attending OSU next year here's a place to consider for housing:

The Quarry
http://www.edwardscommunities.com/Quarry_Home_Page.htm

I was in Columbus several weeks ago to do some apartment hunting and looked at many different places (The Meridian, Fox & Hounds, Marble Cliff, Governors Square, and The Quarry). The Quarry was my favorite and I've put down my deposit for the wait list.

Hope this helps for anyone doing some apartment hunting. :)

teh-t

05-16-2005, 05:02 PM

TripleDegree

05-16-2005, 08:00 PM

How's everyone doing on the checklist of items that have to be completed prior to matriculation?

From memory, these are:

- White coat sizes
- Immunizations
- Medical records
- Final transcripts (if any)
- Getting an OSU username/password
- Finalizing and accepting the financial aid package
- Housing
- Textbooks

etc etc

logos

05-16-2005, 10:47 PM

I have an OSU username....other than that....I guess i'd better get going on those...

TripleDegree

05-17-2005, 06:02 AM

I have an OSU username....other than that....I guess i'd better get going on those...

hey logos

how did you get one? were you an OSU undergrad?

deaftoan

05-17-2005, 06:41 AM

hey logos

how did you get one? were you an OSU undergrad?

https://acctmgt.service.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/KRB1EntryAdd might be the place to get one. you should be able to do it by now, i activitated mine well before this time last year. or just call (614) 688-HELP if that's the wrong url.

TripleDegree

05-17-2005, 06:59 AM

https://acctmgt.service.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/KRB1EntryAdd might be the place to get one. you should be able to do it by now, i activitated mine well before this time last year. or just call (614) 688-HELP if that's the wrong url.

Thanks so much deaftoan - your link worked like a dream!

And many many thanks for your PM too! :)

sandg

05-17-2005, 07:28 AM

TripleDegree

05-17-2005, 07:53 AM

How is everyone's housing search going? As seems to be the case with logos, I already live in Columbus so if anyone has any questions, feel free to post them or send me a PM.
For those of you definitely coming, you should add your name to the Official Matriculation thread...we need more OSU representation.

Ok Sandg - adding my name to that thread! :)

Glad to know you'll be going to OSU too! We should all plan to hook up during the Orientation.

reddyroo

05-17-2005, 08:22 AM

lol... i lived at the quarry for 2 years. It basicly sucked. It is very expensive, and the apartments are small (although the terra cotta floor plan is great, but out of the budget range of a med student on loans.) The only reason that i liked living there was the lake and all the ducks

Bummer....I was hoping that I found a gem. Luckily, I won't be moving there alone, my fiance and I will be getting a two bedroom and he'll be working full-time and paying the bills. That should help with the expense and space issue. Also, the cost of living is a lot less than Seattle, so the apartment didn't seem too expensive to me. I liked the lake too! Moving from the pacific northwest to the midwest, the lake was a must! I hope that living there otherwise was pretty good, I really spent a long time searching.

redrocks

05-17-2005, 11:40 AM

Luckily, I won't be moving there alone, my fiance and I will be getting a two bedroom and he'll be working full-time and paying the bills.
Sounds like me! My wife will be working, so hopefully we can take advantage of the in-state tuition the first year. We will be living in Hilliard most likely, so I will commute every morning. For you OSU veterans, is it better to park and ride or go for the higher cost parking permit and park closer?

logos

05-17-2005, 03:45 PM

hey logos

how did you get one? were you an OSU undergrad?

Yep...I'm assuming I just get to keep the same one.

Wow...is anyone else a little surprised about how much stuff we have to do for the physical...titers and all...

logos

05-17-2005, 03:51 PM

Sounds like me! My wife will be working, so hopefully we can take advantage of the in-state tuition the first year. We will be living in Hilliard most likely, so I will commute every morning. For you OSU veterans, is it better to park and ride or go for the higher cost parking permit and park closer?

I like to spend the $$ and park closer. The "gravel pit", just a dirt lot, is very close to all of the medical stuff. Since I think we start early in the morning, finding a space there shouldnt be a problem. The bus ride in from the distant lots is very short right now, but i have no idea how long its going to be next year, as they are getting rid of the express bus to the medical center. Next year you have to park even further away and ride the "south loop" in. That bus goes to a bunch of places on campus and has a ton of stops.

TripleDegree

05-17-2005, 06:50 PM

Yep...I'm assuming I just get to keep the same one.

Wow...is anyone else a little surprised about how much stuff we have to do for the physical...titers and all...

yeah i scheduled time with my doc next week - looks like its going to be a long and painful appointment.

teh-t

05-17-2005, 06:58 PM

Bummer....I was hoping that I found a gem. Luckily, I won't be moving there alone, my fiance and I will be getting a two bedroom and he'll be working full-time and paying the bills. That should help with the expense and space issue. Also, the cost of living is a lot less than Seattle, so the apartment didn't seem too expensive to me. I liked the lake too! Moving from the pacific northwest to the midwest, the lake was a must! I hope that living there otherwise was pretty good, I really spent a long time searching.
dont get me wrong, I loved the lake myself and lived there willingly for two years. I was fortunate to have two of the better apartments. It is expensive though for the midwest, but coming from seattle, it must be dirt cheap! The guy below me had the health department inspector document the mold and mildew damage in his apartment to force the quarry to address the leaks around the windows that would pour water in his bedroom - they would just paint over the mildew.
Sometimes my window would pour in rain if the wind was strong enough. If you live on the lake and use the patio a lot, you will have millions of pond bugs flying in your apartment... lol ..

Emergency!

05-19-2005, 06:54 PM

Got the call from OSU yesterday - I'm in off of the deferred decision list! Yay! I actually get to live with my husband for the next four years.

Amy

PS - Another thing for you new buckeyes - check out www.hangonsloopy.com . It appears that incoming students can sign up for football tickets in June. Married students are allowed to buy two.

ribbi_j

05-19-2005, 07:14 PM

sandg

05-19-2005, 07:22 PM

Congrats ribbi_j and AmyBEMT :clap:

In terms of establishing Ohio residency, I am a resident so I didn't pay much attention to those details at interview day, in the info packet, etc. However, I got the impression it is very easy to become an Ohio resident. I know at the interview they said all but 1 or 2 graduate as residents. In addition, if you look at the financial aid page on the school's website, it gives instate and out of state budgets for the first year but only instate for the last three. That ought to be a pretty strong indicator of the ease of establishing residency. Good luck and hope to see you in the fall.

ou_sarah

05-19-2005, 07:54 PM

Congrats ribbi_j and AmyBEMT

Hello all, I am one of the people still on the OSU alternate list... just wondering if those of you who just made it off of the list made contacts with the admissions people. I don't know much about their alternate list... it seems somewhat vague ( you can't find out your position until late June), as of now I have updated my file twice with new info and thank you's and such, but haven't sent any very personal letters or anything. Just wondering if you have any advice. OSU is where I am really pulling for so congrats and hopefully I'll be there in the fall as well. Sarah :)

redrocks

05-19-2005, 08:54 PM

yesssssss. I'm in, too. now to figure out how to swing in-state tuition either this year (wife work) or ensure it for the last 3. Am I understanding this correctly - if you ever receive anything from anyone not in ohio you're not eligible? That sounds trickier than I hope it really is.

But for now - I can't wait to be an Ohio-an(?)! Is it just me or is the admissions staff here not wayyy friendlier than others you've experienced?
Congrats to our newest class members. I still need to get it in writing, but it looks like from the website that you have to support yourselves at least 50% to get instate tuition your 2nd year. My wife and I are also planning on getting instate the first year with her working, and from my talk with the OSU registar office it doesn't seem to bad. Here is the link with the information and Phone #
http://www.ureg.ohio-state.edu/ourweb/more//Content/Residency/main.htm
happy hunting and see you all soon!

Emergency!

05-20-2005, 06:34 AM

I am one of the people still on the OSU alternate list... just wondering if those of you who just made it off of the list made contacts with the admissions people.

I didn't update my info or make contacts w/admissions. I was going to send a LOI, but hadn't got around to it. I took my last quarter of pre-reqs in the fall, was not enrolled winter or spring, and figured I was better off NOT sending them my updated transcript with my C in biochemistry. :o

I'm not sure if it really makes any difference or not. Their info to people who are deferred is confusing. One thing said that "your file will be continued to be reviewed periodically" and another thing said that your waitlist position was determined by the vote the adcom made right after your interview. If the latter is the case, then I would think that it wouldn't make much difference if you updated them or not.

I know I was confused for awhile about what "deferred" actually meant. I kind of got the impression that it meant that they could still decide to reject you. I was relieved to receiv the info asking me to indicate whether or not I wanted to remain in the alternate pool.

Good luck!!

ribbi_j

05-20-2005, 09:35 AM

I didn't update my info or make contacts w/admissions. I was going to send a LOI, but hadn't got around to it. I took my last quarter of pre-reqs in the fall, was not enrolled winter or spring, and figured I was better off NOT sending them my updated transcript with my C in biochemistry. :o

I'm not sure if it really makes any difference or not. Their info to people who are deferred is confusing. One thing said that "your file will be continued to be reviewed periodically" and another thing said that your waitlist position was determined by the vote the adcom made right after your interview. If the latter is the case, then I would think that it wouldn't make much difference if you updated them or not.

I know I was confused for awhile about what "deferred" actually meant. I kind of got the impression that it meant that they could still decide to reject you. I was relieved to receiv the info asking me to indicate whether or not I wanted to remain in the alternate pool.

Good luck!!

I graduated last year and have been working full time for an ophthalmologist since - I have sent two different updates with my goings-on, and one extra LOR from the operating room nurse manager where we work. Other than that I just hoped as hard as I could. It was my very last interview- I think we were in essence interviewing for hte waitlist at that time. I'm excited though that things worked out. Thanks for the good input already about the residency hoops we get to jump through. Is anyone else at least remotely considering looking for a place to buy?

redrocks

05-20-2005, 09:57 AM

Is anyone else at least remotely considering looking for a place to buy?
We've been crazy enough to be in contract for a condo in Hilliard. Prices are pretty good and interest rates are low so we jumped into the market. :D

Cholinergic

05-20-2005, 01:36 PM

Is anyone doing the preentry program?

ribbi_j

05-20-2005, 02:09 PM

I just barely heard about this - do you have any specifics? I've been out of school for a year - does that mean this is meant for me? I had other plans for the summer but...
does your success (or lack thereof) in the summer program have any bearing on the rest of your education? just wondering how intense this is.

Cholinergic

05-21-2005, 08:37 AM

ribbi_j

05-23-2005, 05:12 PM

sandg

05-23-2005, 07:23 PM

I think the first twelve weeks of school are dedicated to anatomy. For the entire year there is an exam every third week, so this block encompasses the first 4 tests. I think the daily routine is lecture in the morning and lab in the afternoon. I believe the Physician Development and Patient-Centered Medicine courses also get off the ground during this block, possibly involving work in smaller groups and to highlight clinical correlations with what we are learning in anatomy. It is very possible I made up those final few points, so someone please correct me if needed. :cool:

Emergency!

05-23-2005, 07:44 PM

refresh my memory - aren't the first couple months basically only anatomy anyway? also, is this preentry program first come first serve or do you have to apply and be selected? do you get grades? does it matter?

There is a link to the info about the pre-entry program under "orientation materials". From what I remember, it is a four week program w/tests or quizzes. The program costs $400 and is limited to 25 people. There is also a application form under orientation materials. I think it's first come, first serve.

premedgeek

05-23-2005, 09:24 PM

redrocks

05-23-2005, 09:31 PM

I have nothing to do this summer. Is there anyway to find out which anatomy book(s) we will use? Or could you tell us which one you used?

Thanks.
Click this link and then look for TADPOLES: A Student Survival Guide....
http://medicine.osu.edu/currentstudents/
It has a list of many of the books used by students and ranks them as 'essential' or 'good.' It also tells you about anatomy scrubs and the like. A great link for new students like us!

Cholinergic

05-24-2005, 09:20 AM

Click this link and then look for TADPOLES: A Student Survival Guide....
http://medicine.osu.edu/currentstudents/
It has a list of many of the books used by students and ranks them as 'essential' or 'good.' It also tells you about anatomy scrubs and the like. A great link for new students like us!

Thanks for the link.

premedgeek

05-24-2005, 09:47 AM

redrocks

05-24-2005, 01:06 PM

No problem. I guess I have nothing better to do than search the OSU website looking for interesting links. If anyone else finds anything helpful, please post it!

shiraz84

05-24-2005, 04:12 PM

No problem. I guess I have nothing better to do than search the OSU website looking for interesting links. If anyone else finds anything helpful, please post it!

I JUST got accepted into the class of 2009 (from the deferred list). So I just wanted to say hi :) Hope to see some of you in the fall! :thumbup:

teh-t

05-24-2005, 05:30 PM

anyone here looking into the Independant study program?

well i cant quite tell yet if I'll be joining you guys, but I'll decide by tomorrow.

deaftoan

05-24-2005, 05:30 PM

I JUST got accepted into the class of 2009 (from the deferred list). So I just wanted to say hi :) Hope to see some of you in the fall! :thumbup:

congrats!!!!!!! :)

redrocks

05-24-2005, 06:30 PM

Glad to have a few more along for the ride. I am definitely interested in independent study. Back on page 4 deaftoan gave a great description of ISP, have a look, and hopefully you'll decide to join our class.

sandg

05-24-2005, 07:17 PM

Congrats, shiraz. :)

I am personally learning toward the IP program. I am very much a traditional student...i.e. no family or other personal situation that makes ISP particularly appealing. Also, coming straight from college, I imagine I will still like the lecture format and seeing many of our fellow classmates each day. Still, we will all do the anatomy block together before we have to pick a track, so I will give both a fair consideration.

TripleDegree

05-25-2005, 02:17 PM

Me definitely ISP

TripleDegree

05-25-2005, 02:21 PM

I have nothing to do this summer. Is there anyway to find out which anatomy book(s) we will use? Or could you tell us which one you used?

Thanks.

Essential Clinical Anatomy - moore
Grants dissector
Netters atlas

I've bought these books already.

logos

05-27-2005, 08:41 AM

bump

Emergency!

05-29-2005, 09:27 AM

Anybody else do their HIPPA training yet and think that the questions didn't go with the right sections?

logos

05-29-2005, 10:22 AM

Anybody else do their HIPPA training yet and think that the questions didn't go with the right sections?

I did it, but to be honest I just skipped through to the test. It was very similar to the one i've taken every year for the hospital i've worked for over the summer for the last couple of years.

redrocks

05-29-2005, 06:26 PM

Anybody else do their HIPPA training yet and think that the questions didn't go with the right sections?
Yeah, there was definitely some problems with the test, but I passed them all, so I'm not too worried. Anything else exciting going on for our class? Is anyone taking any fun vacations to enjoy their summer before school? I'm going to Seattle area for a couple of weeks at the beginning of July, then I will be in Hilliard, getting used to the area and looking around campus probably.

Shorty43

05-29-2005, 06:34 PM

Yeah, there was definitely some problems with the test, but I passed them all, so I'm not too worried. Anything else exciting going on for our class? Is anyone taking any fun vacations to enjoy their summer before school? I'm going to Seattle area for a couple of weeks at the beginning of July, then I will be in Hilliard, getting used to the area and looking around campus probably.

Hey everyone... I'm new to the thread (just got in off the WL last week)... but I was wondering if, other than clicking accept online, there are there any time pressing things we need to take care of once we're accepted? I know there's something coming in the mail.. but everything else, we just have to take care of before orientation right?

riceman04

05-29-2005, 07:12 PM

Just thought I'd start this off ;) ;)

Anyone else know if they're going to this school for sure? I can't wait to head to the bookstore and stock up on OSU merchandise. BTW, I'm on the lookout for some clothing item that says "OSU Medicine" - let me know if you find one.

Anyone know which path they're going to take? I think I'm going with ISP.

Well - welcome on board my soon-to-be future classmates/interns/residents/attendings :)

so I am getting ready to embark on the same process that you guys are now completing. I became interested in OSU after going to their website (did this for every school I was considering) and seeing (second hand) what they offer. I just want to know what was your deciding factor that made you finally decide to committ to OSU.

Congrats on your accomplishments! Best wishes in med school!!!! :D :D

Emergency!

05-29-2005, 09:12 PM

Hey everyone... I'm new to the thread (just got in off the WL last week)... but I was wondering if, other than clicking accept online, there are there any time pressing things we need to take care of once we're accepted? I know there's something coming in the mail.. but everything else, we just have to take care of before orientation right?

Wrong. The only thing you will get in the mail is an acceptance letter and a form to submit with your $25 check. Everything else is online. Go to your status page and their should now be a link for Orientation materials.

Here is the checklist from that page:
Description Date Due

Summer Pre-Entry Form June 1

White Coat Ceremony - RSVP and Lab Coat Size June 3

Housing Form (optional) June 3

Registration Process August 1

Health Checklist July 1
HIPAA Training
Immunization Record
Medical History and Clinical Evaluation Forms

On the page, there is more information about these and the appropriate links.

Although the registration deadline (apparently, you register yourself) is August 1, registration is currently open. In order to register, you will need to get your university username/account set up. Info on how to do this is on that page.

I went through and saved all these files to my computer so that I could pull them up without having to log in every time.

Amy

Shorty43

05-30-2005, 01:56 AM

Wrong. The only thing you will get in the mail is an acceptance letter and a form to submit with your $25 check. Everything else is online. Go to your status page and their should now be a link for Orientation materials.

Here is the checklist from that page:
Description Date Due

Summer Pre-Entry Form June 1

White Coat Ceremony - RSVP and Lab Coat Size June 3

Housing Form (optional) June 3

Registration Process August 1

Health Checklist July 1
HIPAA Training
Immunization Record
Medical History and Clinical Evaluation Forms

On the page, there is more information about these and the appropriate links.

Although the registration deadline (apparently, you register yourself) is August 1, registration is currently open. In order to register, you will need to get your university username/account set up. Info on how to do this is on that page.

I went through and saved all these files to my computer so that I could pull them up without having to log in every time.

Amy

LoL... No need for the angry "WRONG"... lol. But thanks though. I did take a look at it and i'll start tackling that stuff ASAP.

Emergency!

05-30-2005, 08:10 AM

LoL... No need for the angry "WRONG"... lol. But thanks though. I did take a look at it and i'll start tackling that stuff ASAP.

Sorry - wasn't really meant to be 'angry'. Its more of a frustration thing toward Ohio State because they haven't really done a very good job (IMO) of telling people that this stuff is online on your status page and that you aren't going to get anything by mail. I think a lot of people haven't realized that they need to register themselves and etc., because there were not very many people registered for the M1 classes when I did it the other day.

The whole university is virtually paperless, btw. You won't get mailed any bills, grades, registration info, anything. You have to do it all online. You WILL probably get your financial aid package in the mail (I think federal law might mandate that they have to mail that), BUT - you have to go online to accept your aid package.

I actually just stumbled across the orientation materials by accident. The link for those didn't show up until a day or so after I was accepted. I did get an e-mail from someone in the college about a week after I was accepted with a form that needs to be submitted ASAP that might have mentioned that you need to access your materials from your status page.

Amy

Cholinergic

05-30-2005, 08:18 AM

Is anyone purchasing all the required books for anatomy? There seem to be an awful lot. . .

Or is anyone going to just buy a book like BRS Anatomy?

Emergency!

05-30-2005, 08:44 AM

Is anyone purchasing all the required books for anatomy? There seem to be an awful lot. . .

Or is anyone going to just buy a book like BRS Anatomy?

From Tadpoles - guide to medical school (http://medicine.osu.edu/currentstudents/TADPOLES_2004.pdf) (written by current medical students) -

Essential: Essential Clinical Anatomy
Dissector
Atlas - Netter's or Grant's

Supplementary: Rohen Atlas
Anatomy Cross Section Books
BRS Anatomy
Lachman Case Studies

This pdf file also lists notes for other first year classes.

On a side note, a current medical student told me that she got a copy of Stedman's Medical Dictionary and a copy of Netter's for joining the AMA medical students section and the American Medical Students Association. I don't remember which one she got from which.

Never mind - Tadpoles says that you get Stedman's for joining AMA MSS.

deaftoan

05-30-2005, 08:53 AM

Is anyone purchasing all the required books for anatomy? There seem to be an awful lot. . .

Or is anyone going to just buy a book like BRS Anatomy?

just wait until the used book sale that happens on the last day of orientation before you start buying expensive books. i had to buy my ECA new, but i got my BRS for like $3, and the grant's dissector for like $3 as well. you'll also need an atlas, but if you join AMSA, you'll get netter's for free.

and BRS books don't help an awful lot (atleast for me) until you actually review the material in a normal textbook first... they just contain facts in a bullet-point outline that help you focus your learning on the most important things... after you read a real textbook though, BRS is invaluable.

oh and you don't need a cross-section book anymore. all the cross-sections are available online now.

TripleDegree

05-30-2005, 10:09 AM

Glad to know that there's more of us going to OSUCOM

Hey - some quick questions.

- Has anyone accepted their financial aid package online yet?

- Has anyone completed the Medical History and Immunization forms yet and turned them in?

- Is there something wrong with the RSVP page for the White coat ceremony? I put in number of guests and my size, and hit submit, and it basically stays on the same page. However the next time I access that page, it has my updated information on it.

- Anyone completed the HIPAA stuff?

- I've bought a few of the anatomy books so far. Really glad to know about the auction. Anyone bought the other stuff yet - steth, oto/ophthalmoscope/hammer/tuning fork etc?

take care!

Emergency!

05-30-2005, 10:33 AM

- Has anyone accepted their financial aid package online yet?

I haven't done it for this year, but I have done it for previous years for undergrad. Do you have any particular questions?

- Has anyone completed the Medical History and Immunization forms yet and turned them in?

That's my project for the month of June. I'm trying to decide if I'm going to go to a family doctor (which I don't have) or see if I can get it all done at the student healthe center.

- Is there something wrong with the RSVP page for the White coat ceremony? I put in number of guests and my size, and hit submit, and it basically stays on the same page. However the next time I access that page, it has my updated information on it.

That's what it does for me, too.

- Anyone completed the HIPAA stuff?

I did it the other night. Its not too tough. If you have never done HIPPA before, though, you might want to read through all four sections before you do the tests. The questions at the end of each section didn't seem to go with that section. Then, you would do the next section and the questions for that one seemed like they went to the previous section. If you've done HIPPA before, you will be fine. Its the same old, same old.

- I've bought a few of the anatomy books so far. Really glad to know about the auction. Anyone bought the other stuff yet - steth, oto/ophthalmoscope/hammer/tuning fork etc?

I haven't, but I think they have a sale where reps come in and sell that stuff. I have a fairly decent scope that I use for work, so I'm going to hold off and see what kind of deals they offer once school starts. Same thing with books. I've gotten burnt on buying books early before, so other than a few things that are listed as "essential", I probably won't buy much.

Lots to do!!

TripleDegree

05-30-2005, 10:50 AM

I haven't done it for this year, but I have done it for previous years for undergrad. Do you have any particular questions?

That's my project for the month of June. I'm trying to decide if I'm going to go to a family doctor (which I don't have) or see if I can get it all done at the student healthe center.

That's what it does for me, too.

I did it the other night. Its not too tough. If you have never done HIPPA before, though, you might want to read through all four sections before you do the tests. The questions at the end of each section didn't seem to go with that section. Then, you would do the next section and the questions for that one seemed like they went to the previous section. If you've done HIPPA before, you will be fine. Its the same old, same old.

I haven't, but I think they have a sale where reps come in and sell that stuff. I have a fairly decent scope that I use for work, so I'm going to hold off and see what kind of deals they offer once school starts. Same thing with books. I've gotten burnt on buying books early before, so other than a few things that are listed as "essential", I probably won't buy much.

Lots to do!!

hi amy - thanks for the info.

the immunization stuff is a pain. i'm trying to work it through my FP. like the 2 stage TB thing for example - massive pain in the rear end.

i got a littman master classic 2 - gifted to me by someone - do you think that is adequate? everything i've read on the forums says that the littman cardio 3 is better for med school. i have no idea.....

adios.

Cholinergic

05-31-2005, 06:35 AM

just wait until the used book sale that happens on the last day of orientation before you start buying expensive books. i had to buy my ECA new, but i got my BRS for like $3, and the grant's dissector for like $3 as well. you'll also need an atlas, but if you join AMSA, you'll get netter's for free.

and BRS books don't help an awful lot (atleast for me) until you actually review the material in a normal textbook first... they just contain facts in a bullet-point outline that help you focus your learning on the most important things... after you read a real textbook though, BRS is invaluable.

oh and you don't need a cross-section book anymore. all the cross-sections are available online now.

Thanks Amy and Deaftoan for the info.

logos

06-02-2005, 03:42 PM

The Official OSU Student Newspaper:
http://www.thelantern.com/
Frequently the articles need to be taken with a grain of salt...

The unofficial OSU newspaper:
www.osusentinel.com

This one also need some salt. They're very honest, sometimes too much so. Most of it is opinion pieces.

Just thought i'd BUMP

sandg

06-02-2005, 03:45 PM

How is everyone's housing search going? Anyone doing anything exciting before moving to Columbus?

It's been nice to see several other SDNer's being accepted and/or choosing OSU for next year. I am really looking forward to meetng all of you in just a couple months :) (Hard to believe orientation is only 2.5 months away :eek: )

sandg

06-04-2005, 09:59 AM

Bumping for the move to the allo board...

KonHndrkx

06-08-2005, 06:36 AM

Whew...close call.........but I'm in!!!!!

Now for the arduous housing search.....any recommendations to live/not live?

Emergency!

06-08-2005, 07:27 AM

Hey all - don't forget that the ordering period for football tickets for new and returning students is now open! There is a limited number of tickets available.

Go to www.hangonsloopy.com, click on "tickets". Before you order the OSU student tickets, read the Student Ticket Order Policy (http://athletics.osu.edu/answers/football/2005JuneInfo.html).

Some key things to note - if you have never ordered tickets before:
1. If you paid your application fee after June 1, you need to contact the Athletic office at (614) 292-2624 so they can set up your online account.

2. If you are married and wish to purchase two student tickets, you need to contact the athletic office at the above number and have that approved so that the online ordering system will let you order two.

For $112 (expensive, but half the cost of public tickets), you get the following games:
September 24 Iowa
October 15 Michigan State
November 5 Illinois
November 12 Northwestern

You can also purchase tickets at $28 each for these games:
September 3 Miami (Ohio)
September 10 Texas
September 17 San Diego State

(FYI - the Texas game is a rare night game at the Shoe, and many people are already picking this to be the battle of #1 and #2 in the BCS)

For those of you who aren't married, you can create a seating group so you don't sit by yourself. The season ticket package is pretty crappy this year, so I think there's lower demand for the student tickets than on Michigan years, but if you are interested, I would create a group and/or order tickets ASAP.

Amy

shiraz84

06-08-2005, 10:07 AM

Whew...close call.........but I'm in!!!!!

Now for the arduous housing search.....any recommendations to live/not live?

Someone I know from another message board gave me some advice about where to live and not to live in Columbus. I am not from that area, so I have no idea what he's talking about half the time, but it did help a lot. Here's what he said:

as for living, well...the gateway area is pretty nice, although i'm not convinced that just tearing down the houses there is going to make the neighborhood any better. from my experiences there (i graduated in 2003), the places you would probably want to generally avoid are south of 12th ave east of high street forever (the chittenden area is historically notorious for spring riots, and the rest is rather high-crime...the really bad part is around indianola ave and summit street, from around 9th street almost all the way downtown.)

directly south of 11th ave between Neil and High street is sketchy, but it gets better the further south you get. generally, anything west of neil is nice (thats primarily where the allied med students live...if they live near campus at all). once you get south of 5th avenue, everything to the west of high street (and maybe a few blocks east of high as well) are considered to be pretty good areas.

up towards east campus, anything generally north of 16th is considered good real-estate, as far east as the railroad tracks and as far north as the eye can see. between 16th and 13th (north/south) and High and Summit (west/east) is 'fraternity row' if you will, and if you're looking to live the life of a 24/7 party animal thats heaven for you. lol.

up on north campus, you'd generally want to stick around north of norwich ave (another popular spring riot zone is between Neil and Tuttle Park on Norwich ave...the party that spawns the riots is called "norwich fest", as opposed to "chit fest" down on chittenden). you'd generally want to stay off of Neil on north campus because its kinda slummy, but anything uphill from neil (to the east) is pretty good too.

for your first year, living around campus is pretty cool...but for me it got kinda fatiguing hearing all of the police cars, the Columbus PD's "Air Cavalry" heli-units, and the fat chicks yelling "OMFG i'm SOOOO DRUNK" at 3:30am. nothing beats the Air-Cav units though...columbus PD has the largest urban law enforcement helicopter fleet in the nation...something like 22 choppers...they like to circle at about 125 feet with their spotlights and IR cameras to break up parties...lol. if you're close enough, you can actually feel the breeze from the blades on the ground. hehehe...but i digress.

if you're looking to live 'off campus', like driving distance (there is plenty of parking served by the Buckeye Lot Express bus service in the lots up near ), look on west side of the olentangy river. there's plenty of good living all the way from Grandview Heights and the scioto river to the south up to dublin or worthington to the north or even out west towards hilliard or just across the scioto river to the west. getting up towards the inner rim of I-270 is looking at between a 20-35 minute commute to campus if your coming from the north...but coming from the west just past the scioto river is no more than 10 minutes if you know the back roads. also, there is a nice neighborhood thats starting to develop just south of the city (directly south of I-70/71) called German Village or the brewery district. it can be a pain to get to campus from there (between 5-10 min or 45-50 min depending on traffic...lol) but its quite classy. its an old (like barely post-civil war in some parts) neighborhood thats doing the renniassance-thing. its getting pricy, but its still probably 'the' place to live in urban columbus.

I'm living in the South Campus Gateway apartments with another Med I. It's relatively expensive, but living there, at least for the first year, with peace of mind (it's close to campus, in a decent area, the apartments are brand new, and it's walking distance to med campus) justifies the expense.

Good luck finding a place to live :)

Emergency!

06-08-2005, 11:02 AM

Congrats and goodluck finding somewhere to live. My husband and I are also looking for somewhere to live, but we are looking somewhere in the area of the SR61 Exit off of 71 (due to where he works). Our biggest problem will be finding somewhere to rent that will take my dog. :(

Anybody else have sticker shock when you went to have your physical, titers, immunizations and etc, done? I also had a tough time finding a PLACE to have them done as I don't have a local family doc and my husband's family doc wouldn't get me in until August. FYI - you can't have this done at OSU's student health clinic unless you were a student there during spring quarter. I ended up going to a occupational health clinic.

Emergency!

06-08-2005, 12:07 PM

shiraz84

06-08-2005, 01:33 PM

If you haven't already, you might want to take a look at OSU COM&PH Laptop program (http://is.med.ohio-state.edu/stu_resources.htm) .

I was a bit bummed to read this. :mad: I already have a laptop and was hoping to avoid the expense of buying a new one. However, I have a feeling that my laptop won't meet their minimum expenses and that it would be difficult to upgrade it.

Thanks for the link! I had NO idea about that program and was thinking of buying a laptop...I'm glad I hadn't done so yet.

I have an old(er) laptop as well, but it doesn't meet the requirements either :( I am surprised that the system requirements include a 1.7GHz processor, since even a lot of new laptops don't have that standard. Needless to say, my old 1GHz processor won't do and, like you said, upgrading it (the processor at least) is impossible.

I called financial aid and Beth told me that the price for the laptop ($13xx) is already included in the Med I budget. I don't know whether I should settle for that or try to buy a laptop myself with those specifications for less than $1300. Those $750 off $1499 Dell coupons sure do look good now :laugh:

But on the other hand, having a Thinkpad would be pretty nice. I'm torn. :(

logos

06-08-2005, 02:09 PM

But on the other hand, having a Thinkpad would be pretty nice. I'm torn. :(

Depends. IBM laptops have always been excelent machines. However, they recently sold the laptop part of the company to some chinese company. I've heard from several people that the new ones are junk.

I think my laptop just barely meets their reqs, so i'm going to try to just go with it. Then again, my three year old 2Ghz may not be as good as a new 1.7...tough choice.

Emergency!

06-08-2005, 02:26 PM

Depends. IBM laptops have always been excelent machines. However, they recently sold the laptop part of the company to some chinese company. I've heard from several people that the new ones are junk.

On the plus side, the package the COM&PH has put together includes a 4 year warranty. On the downside, the package that they have put together includes a 4 year warranty, carry case, USB key and etc. These extras are going to jack the price of the laptop to about $1500. I'm sure they aren't throwing them in for free.

I agree that the Dell deal looks very appealing. I'm going to price one with the COM specs and see what I come up with. Unfortunately, I would have to put it on my credit card. I wonder how many hoops they make you jump through in order to get yours approved. I would hate to buy a new one that I thought would meet the specs and then have it rejected.

deaftoan

06-08-2005, 02:54 PM

Thanks for the link! I had NO idea about that program and was thinking of buying a laptop...I'm glad I hadn't done so yet.

I have an old(er) laptop as well, but it doesn't meet the requirements either :( I am surprised that the system requirements include a 1.7GHz processor, since even a lot of new laptops don't have that standard. Needless to say, my old 1GHz processor won't do and, like you said, upgrading it (the processor at least) is impossible.

I called financial aid and Beth told me that the price for the laptop ($13xx) is already included in the Med I budget. I don't know whether I should settle for that or try to buy a laptop myself with those specifications for less than $1300. Those $750 off $1499 Dell coupons sure do look good now :laugh:

But on the other hand, having a Thinkpad would be pretty nice. I'm torn. :(

don't go too much by the requirements that they give you. they probably just give those specifications so that your laptop will be able to last you all 4 years. there is no software that they have given us that make a 1.7 ghz necessary, much less a 1 ghz. for our class, even though a laptop was mandatory, it never really has been. they ask you to bring it to lecture, for some interactive program that's pretty useless, but 95% of the people that do bring them just go on AIM or browse websites. laptops are invaluable at the library though, even though are more than enough desktop computers available for everyone to use. my advice would be, if you have the desire to buy a laptop, get one that works for you, ibm or not. i love my compaq and i got it for like $700... i have no idea if any of the ibms are that cheap.

sandg

06-09-2005, 07:00 AM

don't go too much by the requirements that they give you. they probably just give those specifications so that your laptop will be able to last you all 4 years. there is no software that they have given us that make a 1.7 ghz necessary, much less a 1 ghz. for our class, even though a laptop was mandatory, it never really has been. they ask you to bring it to lecture, for some interactive program that's pretty useless, but 95% of the people that do bring them just go on AIM or browse websites. laptops are invaluable at the library though, even though are more than enough desktop computers available for everyone to use. my advice would be, if you have the desire to buy a laptop, get one that works for you, ibm or not. i love my compaq and i got it for like $700... i have no idea if any of the ibms are that cheap.

Are you flat out recommending that we get a computer on our own and say no thanks to the one that is included? Correct me if I am wrong, but tech support and software updates through the Buckeye Bundle are included, possibly offsetting some of any potential savings. Thanks.

deaftoan

06-09-2005, 10:49 AM

Are you flat out recommending that we get a computer on our own and say no thanks to the one that is included? Correct me if I am wrong, but tech support and software updates through the Buckeye Bundle are included, possibly offsetting some of any potential savings. Thanks.

I'm saying that you should compare different offers instead of just buying the IBM package w/o looking around. I preferred the features on my laptop to the ones IBM has, and i like my warranty better. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the OSU deal. I am, however, saying that a laptop was definitely not mandatory for us during our first year. In fact, if I didn't have a laptop I probably would have been more productive, instead of sitting around in the library on AIM...

KonHndrkx

06-10-2005, 01:14 PM

Any incoming M1's still looking for a roommate??

gunit07

06-11-2005, 07:59 PM

Is anyone doing the preentry program?

the pre-entry program is a WASTE OF TIME

i did it becuase i'm from out-of-state and i wanted to use the cheap (tho ****ty) housing to have a chance to get to know the area and to have more than a day to find a place to live.
The classes they offer are USELESS and the teachers treat you like you are an idiot.
I wouldnt do it unless you are like me and want to get to know osu and columbus a little better the summer before med school starts.

TripleDegree

06-12-2005, 07:11 AM

You sound a little bitter... any reason why?

Cholinergic

06-12-2005, 10:01 AM

the pre-entry program is a WASTE OF TIME

i did it becuase i'm from out-of-state and i wanted to use the cheap (tho ****ty) housing to have a chance to get to know the area and to have more than a day to find a place to live.
The classes they offer are USELESS and the teachers treat you like you are an idiot.
I wouldnt do it unless you are like me and want to get to know osu and columbus a little better the summer before med school starts.

Hey,

Can you elaborate a little more on why it was a waste of time? How exactly did the teachers treat you? Now I'm re-evaluating. . .

BTW: What year are you?

gunit07

06-13-2005, 09:10 PM

Hey,

Can you elaborate a little more on why it was a waste of time? How exactly did the teachers treat you? Now I'm re-evaluating. . .

BTW: What year are you?
I'm a M3, so I took the course a while back and it may have changed (though, knowing OSU, i doubt it)

Basically, you join the MedPath program - which is the program for underrepresented minorities to help them get into med school. It's very basic information that wont help you during your med1 year.

Because of this, all the courses are WAY below the level that you will need to know once you start med school - VERY VERY basic. The little amount you will learn during the program will not put you at any advantage over any other students. The anatomy you learn during the first 12 weeks of school is at a level that is MUCH more detailed. They basically take the undergrad anatomy class that they teach at OSU and smoosh it into the summer. It's WAY to basic for your real anatomy course, and you'll end up having to study just as much as everyone else when you start med1 anyways.

Also, they make you take a course that is supposed to help you with your study skills. And you sit there with the lady who is in charge of the program, and she teaches you how to highlight - i mean, you got into med school , i'm pretty sure you can tackle the art of highlighting on your own. The teacher tried to get me to change my entire method of studying and notetaking and basically didnt like the fact that I had my own system.

If there is a particular topic that you feel is a weakness, you would be MUCH better off grabbing a copy of one of the board review books (BRS, High Yield, or even First Aid), and going through those than by taking this course.
I was lucky and had a GREAT undergrad education that I think really put me at an advantage over most of the students in my class. But for the topics that I just didnt take a course in in Undergrad (ie: immuno, micro), I found that they do a good job in the curriculum to cover the basics and catch you up to speed. (I did IP, btw)

Overall, the lady who is in charge of the med path program and the preentry program just doesnt seem to be in touch with what REAL med school is like... It's really just a waste of time - go have fun over the summer instead:) It is one of your last summers, so use it for FUN - next year, you will have to use your summer for research or some other medically related thing. This is your last summer where noone will care if you did anything usefull or not - so have fun:)

Though, if you really want to get ahead, I'd recommend reading ECA once over. I wish I had. Not hardcore study it, but just read it through and try to understand what yo'ure reading - that in itself will put you leaps and bounds ahead of other students:)

Good luck!
and have fun!!!:)

gunit07

06-13-2005, 09:13 PM

On the plus side, the package the COM&PH has put together includes a 4 year warranty. On the downside, the package that they have put together includes a 4 year warranty, carry case, USB key and etc. These extras are going to jack the price of the laptop to about $1500. I'm sure they aren't throwing them in for free.

I agree that the Dell deal looks very appealing. I'm going to price one with the COM specs and see what I come up with. Unfortunately, I would have to put it on my credit card. I wonder how many hoops they make you jump through in order to get yours approved. I would hate to buy a new one that I thought would meet the specs and then have it rejected.
I dont know if they've changed how the laptops are used in the classroom - but I found that I use my laptop for: 1. email, 2. webbrowsing, 3. AOL :)

I rarely brought my laptop to class either M1/M2 year... the main time i brought it was when we were working on presentations or during Capstone (end of m2 year) and we had to look up stuff on various databases...

dont sweat the laptop thing - just get a PC that has wireless internet, and you'll be fine:)

(also, after you buy your laptop, you can fill out a form to the financial aid office and get extra moola for it:))